For this effort, state officers have been sued in both state and federal courts by the Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of a group of “pregnancy centers,” a doctor and her medical practice in Rockford, IL. Their complaint is that this law “forces them to promote abortion regardless of their ethical of moral views.” In other words, because the law requires doctors to allow patients to know all of their legal options indicated under standard of care and to be transferred elsewhere for services a physician or facility will not perform, this violates their religious freedom. The plaintiffs want it to be legal to lie, obfuscate, and keep information from patients and to keep patients away from legal and safe, medically indicated procedures. Specifically, this suit cites abortion.

Most surprisingly, a judge in a rural county has issued an injunction against the law going into effect (only) for the named plaintiffs.

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